Autographic register



` May 31, 1927.

2 Sheets-Sheet l m NTM 0mm sm KRS. www Jmvw Amm i PMF A y l 1927 P. A. JACKSON AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER Filed June 5. 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented May 31,1927.`

yNtra PHILIP A. JACKSON, or DAYTON, Oiiiog'AssIeNon To THE naar nnesfrnn COMPANY,

' OF DAYTON, OHIO, AcOnroR-ATION or omo. f

. AUTOGRAPHIO REGISTER. f

Application le.` June 5,

My vinvention registers.

relates, to autographic It is the object of my invention to'proe videy anautographic register which is capa- Vble Vof winding on a recordv rolla strip havingtorms thereon, which forms coincide with similar forms on the stripswhich are ejectedV 1 l f. 4

Itis the objecto-my invention to pro vide-meansof positively feeding all of these strips and of positively winding one ofthem,

v*consequently maintaining: such stripsl vin alignment so that items enteredrin the 'forms will beioundun the same place Vin each form.-

It is the object O my invention .to provide such a combinationin which the strip willbe held tautitoprevent shifting and will lat the samer time provide a sucient loop of paper to assist in 'compensating for I the winding of the record roll. It is an additional object to provide in such a com# bination means to prevent the backward movement of the paper vactuating means and winding means for the recordroll.Y

1t is an additional object to vprovidea ready means ot" loading and unloading lthe p ter guide for'the plate.

Figure 6 is an end elevation of the regisline 1%-1V of Figure 7 is a section through a'portion of the record roll showing the arrangement.

of the slipping gear. j

l`It will be understood that to maintain the' record roll strip ,y with forms inexact alignmentwith the `it'ormsl Ot' the receipt strips, therev must be no undue pull on the record strip while it is being `fed through the machin-e due to its being `woundon the record roll. l I L f That is the Objectof the paperv regulator, because otherwise the pull of the roll on 1924. serial No.1 arnese.

which the record strip wound wouldaccelerate the record roll strip.

Referring tothe drawingsln detail:

' A mazen v 1v is a side wall of an autographic lregis-k ter' which has a. bottom 2 andwalls 3;4 and 4.` It yis equipped" with theusualgcover 5, having the cut-out portion 6 toperrnit writing, upon the` several ,strips vof paper which are passedeoverthe writlngtable 7 having carbon Vsheets interleaved between them.4 The forward lend o-thecover isfpro-VV .1 Y

vwall is pivoted at 9v and is providedwitha ylock 10. Spindles 11,12 and 13 carry' the' v 1 strips 14, 15and 1G in rolls. `These stripsare videdvwith avtear-OHVV edge8. The front passed Overfthe .guide r-ollers17, thence von to kthe-writing table, theA strips 14 and .15 being ejected while the, record strip 16 i is being conv'eyedftov the record roll 18.` All of these strips have marginal per't'orations which are engagedrby' the pins 19 ofl the pinwheel 20'. f Therey is a lpinwheel on either side 'of the machine in a convention al man-` ner, theY wheels being@mountedYupon the shaft 21, upon which is-also mounteda gear 22.' Meshing with this gear is an intermediate gear 23, which'is in turn driven by the master gea-r 24, which is mounted on the shaft 25 carrying the Aactuatinghandle 25. A- pawl 27 is pivoted at 28 on the inside of ltheregister, which engages with the teeth of the' gear 24 to prevent backward move- Vnnen-t of the 4various' parts, thus-making, itv

impossible for any one to tamper with the machine and prevent lthe accuracy of-` its records. L j y. A' separate gear similarl to=22 is mounted on the shaft 21. on the other side ofthe,

machine and drives a gear 29, which in turn actuates af-gear'BO.` 30 drives-the gears 31,

32, and record roll gear 33. l The record roll gear is adapted to rotate on the supporting shaft 34 uponr a ypredetermined amountfof resistance being imparted to the roll .18, vso f 1 that the stripfl isalways maintained'taut, but is not torn, ythe loopy 35l lof paper per mitting some latitude in this. One end :of

theshaft 34 isjcarriedonthe pivoted bar-` or leveri pivotediat vvon, the wall of the loof register, the upper surface of the shaft 34` beingembralced by the stationary ledge 38,.

' Y 'When itis desired to free this shaft, the

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L-shaped lever 39, whichispivoted at 40 A to the register ivall, is moved lforwardly Vallowing` the supporting lever 36 to drop.

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VY .7. ,-4 V- TurningV to ytlierspecific` instrumentality 'roll is Wound.

YThis can take place when the. dooi4 is open.

against thesliaft 84 by the helical 'spring 44,

one end of which attached to thelever 4l and the other to theregister side Wall;

The'gear 33 turns freely between the plate' kV andthe drum 46, upon ivhich thev record It is frictionally, engaged with the drum and the plate and Will'n'ot slip except upon a predetermined friction being exerted. A friction plate47 may be inserted if desired between the `plate 45 and the gear 33'.

i ivliichraffects theobjeot 'of thisfinvention in [combination with 1the restf ofthe parts, Vit Y' will beobserved that forward "of the Writing` table and somewhat beloiv it is located a plate V48 lWhich slides inthe guides 49, oarried in either AWallofA theregister. On the bottomof this plate near the outer end there are carried the depending studs48a, rWhich fao engage lwith they top yof theend Wall 4 'fo prevent the Withdrawal of the plate'ivhenk the iiiachineisrlocked. VThisplate is'providedwith projectingfingers,y 50,Which en#V Agage With the hooks 51 ofthe covertohold theV coverv down lin position. 'The plate is Y provided .with an upwardly extending portion 52 and a transversely extending portion v 53, which overlaps the downwardly and for- YWardly extending-portion 54 of the forward edge'o'f the Writing table; Thus the parts 54k and 53 closely overlap,'so'that the sheet 16 ivhiohis drawn between them ispolosely engaged between their surfaces. rlhisr sheet y55 e clutcli will permit of some 'slipping ofthe parte.- 1

is drawn 'doivn' tightly over the end of 54 andv is thence passed over a broad projectingy shoulder 55', carriedv oiia bracket 56, beneath the `table 48', .thus .forming another bearing lsurface'for holding ythe paper to'prevent it 'being drawn too rapidly bythe record roll andtherefore 'accelerated in advance ofthe superimposed lformed strips, f portions of- Which are ejectedV as receipts or tickets as the registration between the tickets 'and the rec- `ordstrip must `be substantially perfect. As

the Asize of the record roll increases, vthe ``It ivill' be notedthat the'paper is closely held and'frictioiiallyengaged7 so that the pull of `theroll does not 'displace it. It is Valso'conveyed over a zigzag path, which permits of some accuinulation`of paper Vin a loop to relieve thel strain onf the paper and accommodate the fluctuations ofV the tension p contain a plurality of stripsfedfromrolls on the paper.V

The upper surface fof the shaft In` anautographic Vregister I Vdesire to comprehend Within myinven- 'u tion rsuch modifications as maybe necessary to adapt it to varying conditions. p,

` laving thus fully described my invention irecoi'ch;ineaiisf. for maintaining the record roll strip .in engagement With the end of'a Writing tableronsisting of a plate 4carrying members attached toits upperand under surfaces, the upper vmember overlapping the Y forivardend of the vvriting table/and the lower Vmember yextendingbel'oW' and rearl v Ward of Vthe vforward end of ,tlielvvritiiig table vwith which the' record strip 'friction-V.

ally engages to Vprevent it from shifting with a respect'to the other (strips.

contain a record roll stripv and Vone orj more receipt strips, Writing'table: a Writing cover having af Writing opening,v pinWheelk mechanism forfengaging Ywith the marginsl of'tlie.strips,means for aotuating'saidpin- Wheel `mechanism', are'cord'i'oll, means 'for iiicngagement vvith the end 4ofthe Writing 1' Y table before it passes to 'the record roll to f prevent the shifting thereof With respect to th'e' other strips, means carried by saidplate to friotionally engage a portion of said record roll strip to cooperatein preventing said shifting, and Vmeans connected with said plate for engaging yvvith the cover to-hold said coverin position.

adapted k'to I actuating `said record rolljto'gvvind ythe record 3. In an autographeV register adapted to y.

contain aj plurality of'strip's fed from rolls in the register, a Writing table, a cover,` a plate slidably mounted inthe top of Isaid register, means on said plateV to pass overthe end of the Writing table touengage al record strip passing there-between, a shoulder cariied bysaid plate to retard said recordstrip, and a record roll for Winding saidf'strip thereon. f,

4. In an autographic vregister adapted to contain a plurality of strips 'fed `from rolls in the register', a Writing table, acover, .a

plate slidably mounted in the top of said registc i .meaiis on saidnplate to pass over the end of the Writing table Lto engage a record stripV passing therefbetween, a shoulder carried by said plate'to retard said record strip,

a record roll forivinding said strip thereon,

and Vmeans carried by said plate Aforgengagingy with hooks on the cover to holdthe cover inposition.` 5. In an autograpliic register ,adapted kto iso headset;

- ing with hooks on the cover toliold the cover in position, said shoulderbeing placed beneath the end of the Writing tableso as to draw the record strip against the end of the table. Y

6. In an autographic contain a plurality of strips fedfroin rolls in the register, a writing table, a cover, a plate slidably mounted in the top of said register, means on said plate to pass over the end of the writing table Vto engage a record strip passing therebetween, ay shoulder carried'by said plate to retard said record strip, a iecord roll for winding said `strip thereon, means carried byjsaid plate for engaging'with hooks on the cov-erto hold the cover in position, .said shoulder being placed beneath the end'of the writing'v table so as to draw the record strip against Y the end of the table, and means to lock said plate and associated mechanismfin position when the endof the register ,isclosed Y 7. In an autographic register adapted to containa plurality of sheets and a writing table, a record roll, means `for actuating the sheets and the roll, and a plate having secured thereto an upper and lower member projecting on either .side of the end of a writing table for frictionally engaging with the paper of thel record strip to prevent the shifting thereof with respect to the other strips.

8. In an autograph'ic. register 'adapted to contain a plurality ofsheets` a record roll, means for actuating the sheets and the roll, a plate having secured thereto an upper and lower member projecting on either side of the end of a writing table for frictionally engaging with the paper of the record strip to prevent the shift-ing thereof with respect to the other strips, and a writ-ing table, said writing table having a portion'thereof on substantially the level of the upper of Said members` but the end of said writing'table passing downwardly and forwardly beneath said upper member and'above the lowerv member. j Y.

c 9. In an autographic register adapted to contain a plurality of sheetsa record i'oll, means for actuating the sheets and the roll, a plate having secured thereto an upper and lower member project-ing on either Vside of the end of ajwriting table for frictionally engaging with the paper of the record strip to preventthe shifting thereof with respect .tothe other strips, and a writing table, said writing table having a portion thereof onl pjeeting beyond the ends fof both and lower members.

yregister adapted to.

members, lbut the end of saidy writingtable passing downwardly and forwardly beneath said upper inembei" and above theA lowerY member, the end of said writing-'table protlie upper,v

10. In an autogiaphic register containing a plurality of strips, a record roll and-means for actuating said vstrips to eject aV-portion of them and to wind one of them on the roll and a plate slidably mounted inthe topof said register having upperand lower paper engaging members between whiclrthel end of a writing table projects,adaptedgto frictionally engage said paper of the record strip and to guide it in a zigzagpath over the end of the table. l

11. Iir-an autographicregister containing a plurality of strips, a iecord roll, means .for actuating said'strips toeject aportion of them and to wind :one ofthem on the roll,-

and a plate lslidably mountedy in thetop of said register having upper and lower paperV engaging members'between which the end of a writing table projects, adapted .to fricy tionally engage said paperof the record strip and to Vguide it in azigzag path over theend of the table, said sl'idable member carrying means to engagewith a coverofthe register, said cover being adapted to conceal the paper actuating means, said vwriting table having paper actuating means.

` 12. In combination in a papeiguide in an autographic register, of a plate, an upper plate-lilre paper engaging mechanism, kofa spaced lower paper engaging. shoulder presenting a broadbearing surface, said plate and shoulder being spaced to receive the end of aavriting table and fingers located on eitherside of saidrplate to engage with a cover of the register to hold itin position."`

13. In an autographic register adapted to contain a plurality of sheets of paperI fed Vfrom rolls in the register, means for actuat-` sion of the paper being achieved, wherebyk Y the record roll strip will be maintained at 'an eventensionand will not be displaced relative to the other strips in order to secure perfect registratioinand means for detach'- ablyl supporting the record roll. so that it Vmay be removed without disturbing the rest of the mechanism.

14. In an autographic register adapted tol lcutawayV portions lto receive said lie,

contain a plurality of sheets-ofpaper fed :V

from rolls in the register, means-'for actuat-` ,Y ally King said'sheets, a'pizlte carrying upper and lower paper 'engaging members for frictionengagingg with said sheets .to prevent the: shi'fting thereof relative tok onennother,

a. record roll, means todrive Said roll rom Vthe paper aetuating means, a Vslippingr 4dutch betweenwsuidroil vund its driving means adaptedto slip upon e predetermined tension of the paperl beingaehieved, whereby the record roll. strip will be maintained at an even tension and will not Ybe displaced relative to the other strips in order toseeure perfect registration, means for' detaehubly supporting the record roll so that itmay be removed Without disturbing;v the rest of the reeord strip to frietionlly engage'` therewith at a pointintermediate the pin Wheels and p the record roll. K- e v Y,

In testimony whereof, I aiiX my signature.

'PHILIP A; JACKSON. 

